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that is caught, and smith, and he's going to go to the end zone. 1:55 to play. they finally get it down the field, 36 yards for a touchdown. and after a nice runback by reed, they go 55 yards on the play. >> al: >> cris: you want to say, where has this been? they clear the middle of the field with the receiver sprinting down the field to move the safeties back and hit the crossing route underneath. you can see there, right down the middle of the field, clear it out, work underneath there. you don't have to always take the dump down if you have the safeties that deep. and just a little late getting to it. >> al: on for the extra point, which he does. with 1:55 to go, san diego on top of baltimore by 20.

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michele will be on the field for an interview. we'll take a look at the playoff picture, and chris and i will take a look ahead to christmas night a week from tonight. a flag down. recovered by san diego. might have been illegal touch early on as well as a kick down the field. and you get a little extra skirmish going on. sunday night football brought to you by geico. 15 minutes can save you 15% on car insurance. by sprint, no limits, only by sprint, and by toyota. chargers on tuesday visited an elementary skrool, surprising the students with bicycles purchased by the san diego

chargers. team that has been owned by the spanos family since the mid-'80s. one super bowl appearance for them in miami following the '94 -- antonio garay. >> cris: what the heck. >> al: what not? >> cris: it's been that kind of a funky day today in the national football league, hasn't it? >> al: baltimore scoring a meaningless touchdown, meaningless except to some friendly dejenerates we know, to make it 34-14. and the time-out is taken by baltimore. >> cris: but it was that kind of day with the packers beat by the chiefs and colts getting their first win against the titans and hurting the titans' chances. and the nextens, what's going on

with them. the giants getting knocked off by the redskins after being -- looking so good against the cowboys. the eagles now appear back in some kind of a hunt. the eagles are kind of like the san diego chargers. boy, if they got in, you would say, maybe. you know, maybe. they're certainly talented enough. >> al: how about a kansas city/philadelphia super bowl? i mean, it's still possible. brian matthews. you think the kansas city chiefs are still alive. philadelphia is still alive. you and i are barely alive. i want to thank you for paying the toll on the toll road the other day, and merry christmas to all of you, and we'll talk to you next week in green bay. >> cris: it will be interesting to see what the packers now do. they're in a world of hurt at the tackle position.

having lost three guys now, and so all of the talk of the undefeated season and the perfection, now you just wonder, first of all, they have to clinch the number one seed, which you would think that they could probably do against the chicago bears. but who knows? they certainly didn't look very good today. >> al: no, then they play detroit in their last game of the season. both of their games are at lambeau field. san diego this is the end of their home schedule. they go to detroit. that's a big game next saturday. and then san diego ends at oakland in what could be an enormous game, the last night of the season. who knows? denver goes to buffalo next week. buffalo not playing well, obviously, but they're going on the road at buffalo. who knows? and kansas city goes to denver to end the season. and baltimore, we talked about this. the rest of their schedule, you know, not prohibitive,

obviously. cleveland and cincinnati, with pittsburgh. right now, pittsburgh controls not only its playoff fate, but where they're going to wind up in the seeding. >> cris: it's entirely possible that cincinnati could be playing for the final spot in the final game. and then what do you do? who knows where the ravens are going to be at that point. but the two wins against pittsburgh, we all thought was going to be the definitive moment of this season for the baltimore ravens. and yet with this loss today, now pittsburgh could win out. we're right back to where we have been over the past several years with pittsburgh as the division winner and baltimore having to come out of the wild card. >> al: it's really nuts, too, that arizona and seattle are still alive. kansas city with two weeks goo ss to go. >> cris: welcome to the nfl. >> al: fourth and twa after the wave ravens spend their final time-out.

and a hard count. does not draw the flag, but you've got coming up short here, which is going to result in a change of possession. so they can't run the clock out. and norv is saying, wait a minute. he's not really saying that. i'm trying to make up some stuff. >> cris: i think norv is happier than he's been in a while. and they're on a three-game winning streak now. you talk about, we did that sort of roller coaster ride at the beginning of the show. but after six losses, you come back, win three in a row. you know, the chargers offensively seem to have pieced together an offensive line now. who knows. >> al: maybe tyrod taylor, who is the backup to flacco, kind of

the wild card guy. he'll take the snap here. he'll go down. cris, what is really interesting, too, the ravens. when the season started, the ravens had one jigigantic goal. that was to take care of pittsburgh. they did. they beat them opening day, they beat them in pittsburgh. that was their hunt. now all of a sudden here comes pittsburgh again. >> cris: and pittsburgh, despite a lot of injuries, a lot of issues, and that's continuing now with ben roethlisberger, apparently not playing in the game against san francisco. and you are under the assumption, baltimore comesige ss in here, takes care of business, pittsburgh might lose, and the ravens are in a perfect position, and just the opposite happens. for john harbaugh, this is a major disappointment as their road woes continue.

as you think about what the wild card path continues, it's all on the road. you see no evidence that the ravens can make that kind of run on the road this year. >> al: meanwhile, you have four sacks on the night. pass taken on the outside. and that's going to be the end of the game. you got antwan barnes who had four sacks tonight, including one just a moment ago. he could have gotten 100,000-1 odds that at the end of the night, san diego would have seven sacks and baltimore would have one. 34-14, san diego. still very much alive. and the wendy's post game report coming up on the other side of this break.

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game report. here now, bob costas. >> the chargers back from the brink of oblivion, now to the edge of contention with a big win over the ravens. as for baltimore, and these situations obviously are fluid, had they won tonight, they would have been at this moment the number one seed in the afc. as we speak, they're the number five seed. that would be significant for any team, maybe especially so in their case because to this point, they're 7-0 at home this year and 3-4 away from home. and obviously, if they wind up as the five seed or lower, they're hitting the road. mnwhile we'll send it to michele tafoya who has philip rivers and takeo spikes. >> philip, the chargers steam to

become a different team in december. how do you explain this? >> good teams finish strong. it's a shame we went through that six-week stretch, but we got two left, and we're going to finish like champs and see what happens. >> your head coach said this baltimore defense was potentially the best in the nfl. how were you and your line able to do what you did against them? >> we're pretty good, too, on offense. we probably played our most complete game. the defense kept getting us the ball back. it was a good win for us. every time we win a game, everybody says we didn't beat anybody. this is a team that will be around in january. hopefully we'll be around in january. >> denver and oakland lose yorb you and kansas city win. how do you like your chances for the post season. >> we have had worst odds. we have tough road games in detroit and oakland, but we'll be there. >> congratulations. let's turn to takeo spikes.

norv turner said the baltimore defense was probably the best in the nfl. how do you think you guys measured up tonight? >> i think we played well tonight. we came out, we understood -- we came out, we understood what we had to do, get turnovers. we knew as a defensive unit, we had to outplay the defense to have a chance to win the game. >> it has to be mentioned again. you played in over 200 regular season games. not made it to the playoffs yet. what do you think now? how do you like the view? >> i still like the view. the way i feel, michele, it hasn't changed. even throughout the six-game losing streak we had, i still believe we can get there. and i think everybody puts so much weight on, you go to the playoffs, you go to the playoffs. i don't play this game just to go to the playoffs. i play to win a ring. i'm in it. i'm proud of this team because we never let nobody else's opinions become our reality. i'm very proud of it, very proud of the guys tonight. >> takeo, thanks.

a very passionate takeo spikes, bob costas. >> thanks, michele and to philip and takeo. here is the afc playoff picture. four of the teams are known with only the west champion and one wild card spot up for grabs. baltimore's loss tonight mean the steelers would be the number one seed if they win out. if the jets and bengals win their final two, it would come down to strength of victory between them. that gets complicated, and all four afc west teams can still, at least theoretically, win out. tony, a hiej win for the chargers tonight, and thus, they're still alive. >> they really are. and i tell you, green bay got in on the last day of the year last year, and i think if san diego gets in, they could be just as dangerous. this was also a big win, bob, for the pittsburgh steelers. they were sitting behind baltimore, and now they know if they win tomorrow, they can control things. and i believe mike tomlin will tell his defense, our quarterback, ben roethlisberger

won't be 100%. defense, you may have to win. and i think you're going to see guys like troy polamalu step up for the pittsburgh defense and make plays because they have so much riding on this game. the difference between being the number one seed and the number five seed. >> okay as al mentioned earlier, the chargers might not make it, but they're a team you don't want to play right now. so in the nfc, that team is the eagles, perhaps. you can still win the nfc east if philadelphia, new york, and dallas wind up 8-8. if atlanta and detroit win one of their next two, they're both in, and it's important to note if san francisco beats pittsburgh tomorrow, they would retake the number one seed from new orleans, and if both teams win out, i meant number two seed, if both teams win out, the 49ers get the bye. now that i have confused half the nation, tony, which nfc team stands out to you? >> to me, bob, today was really the detroit lions. they're on the road. they're down two scores, and

they need somebody to step up. it was their leaders, matthew stafford and calvin johnson, really making the big plays. they needed two scores. they got a big one to calvin johnson that gave him a chance, then stafford took them 98 yards and won the game with this throw to calvin johnson here. and the thing that that did for them, now, they can clinch their playoff spot next week at home against san diego rather than having to go to green bay on the last day of the year. so this was a huge, huge win for the lions. >> tony, as always, thanks. we'll turn to mike of profootballtalk.com who will have all of the big news tomorrow afternoon. mike, a number of injuries today, but first, what's the latest on ben roethlisberger's status for tomorrow night? >> well, bob, officially, roethlisberger is questionable, which means he's 50/50 with that sprained ankle, but the thinking is now that the ravens have lost and the steelers have chance to take control of the division and get the number one seed, roethlisberger is more likely to

play despite that injury. and green bay, right tackle bryan bulaga has a knee injury and his backup, derrick sherrod is lost for the season so issues on the offensive line for the packers. chicago, scary moment when johnny knox was bent backwards. he'll have surgery tomorrow to stabilize a vertebrae. the long term prognosis is good. johnny carter injured a leg. he's out with a quadriceps injury. and eagles quarterback michael vick missed three games earlier this year with broken ribs. he's played the last two. the thinking is the ribs have healed. in reality the eagles have decided in the three games he missed to not give him a pain killing injection. they're concerned he wouldn't be effective with the injection. he wants the injection, he's played, they have won and they're still alive in the nfc playoff chase.

>> great information. turning point with dan patrick takes you inside the week's positivetle pivotal plays leading the lions to a big comeback win. we'll come back to san diego in a bit. the chargers beat the ravens tonight, 34-14. al and chris are back to wrap things up right after this. dig in, baby. it's the w, new from wendy's. double beef, double cheese... our best toppings and signature sauce on a buttered, toasted bun. try it now for just $2.99. the w. only at wendy's. vo: hurry! old navy funnovations inc. is in sweater overdrive. just look at all that sweater! there are sweater purses sweater boots, sweater hats, sweater scarves and sweater hot dogs... sweater what?! who's behind all this?

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so week 15, you had seven games in which a team with a losing record beat a team with a winning record. including this one tonight. kansas city against green bay, and off we go to green bay next week. the perfect season is gone, but still, green bay still trying to make sure the road to the super bowl goes through green bay. and chicago was 7-3, but right now, 7-7, so jay cutler gone, matt forte gone, and they're up against the wall. >> and who is good? who is the team, we have seen it before and talked about it before, but you almost have to wait until the regular season is completely over and you're starting the playoffs to say all right, who is healthy?

who's playing well, and more often than not, that's the team that ends up making noise in the playoffs. >> it's crazy as we talked about all of the things happening. the fact kansas city will be alive in the playoff hunt, seattle would be alive, arizona would still be alive. it's funny how this all worked out and how they constructed the divisions. i'm sure even when the architects put this together, nobody had any idea it would turn out to be this dramatic. >> they made a plan and decided we'd go to green bay. hopefully we'll have snow on the ground and it will be a merry christmas for everybody. a little contrast from san diego. >> a week from tonight, christmas night. so look forward to your christmas night with us from lambeau field. with football in america starting at 7:00 eastern and 4:00 pacific. until then, al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. saying good night from san diego. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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disappointing loss in san diego. pete gilbert joins us. it is half empty and half full. you say? >> there was some good news. they clinched a playoff berth. if they do not play better than they did tonight, it will not stay in the playoffs long. they failed to match the intensity of the san diego. john harbaugh, i would have to qualify this as the worst game in his tenure. joe flacco, a lovely touch them. tied the game in the second quarter. it was all san diego. no pressure on philip rivers. the big tall receivers did that all along. 58 yards to jackson. rivers of letting it fly again. floyd beating smith.

they had their way. joe flacco ended up with a pair of interceptions. 34-14 your final from san diego. we will have a complete breakdown coming up for you tonight on "ravens wrap up." also a look at a bizarre game across the nfl. that is at the end of this newscast. >> joined the ribbons but testing for -- join a ravens of the -- "ravens wrap up" after this broadcast. kim jong-il has died. state media is reporting that the leader died of heart failure tonight. the news came as north korea prepared for a succession. kim jong-il inherited power after his father died in 1994.

kim jong-il was 69. we will have more on the passing of kim jong-il on the lebanese today at 5:00 a.m.. -- on 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. we have more on a unique vigil. >> felicia was last seen in the area. this is where loved ones gathered to pray for justice. some have never forgotten. >> i want justice for my sister. that is what i want for my christmas gift. i do not want anything else. >> this woman cannot believe it has been a year. as the year draws to an end, she is spreading december 28. >> i know it is coming closer to the day we last saw her. >> fallujah disappeared while visiting relatives over

christmas. -- felicity disappeared while visiting relatives over christmas. a few months later, her body was discovered in the river. officials have classified the death as a murder. little else is known about the case. almost a year after she disappeared, the angels are back in the area for a unique angle. they are encouraging drivers to haunt in her honor. -- to honk in her honor. >> we are going to bring attention. let's not let her become another nameless face. >> have your hand upon me. >> it is important to keep her story in the media. so many times, victims of violence specifically, minorities, are forgotten. we do not want to forget about them. >> her sister says the a point of support means a lot to their

family. >> -- the support means a lot to their family. >> it is a good feeling to know that not everybody has forgotten. they have not forgotten about the situation. >> i want the truth so we can finally be done, get justice, it will be over. >> if anybody knows anything, come forward. say something. >> state police are treating this as a murder. they have not identified a suspect. if you have any information you could earn a cash reward. police are investigating four shootings, three deadly after a violent weekend in baltimore. three people were killed during four separate incidents since 9:00 friday night. the most recent around 1:30 this morning. a cab driver was pulling into a parking lot.

one of two passengers pued a gun, demanded money, and then shot the driver. that victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries. >> this is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country in. when you get called to a residency, it feels safe. it was not safe. >> the suspects fled on foot. police have made no arrests. there is no word on motive. the shootings in the homicide total to 192 this year, compared to 219 in 2010. one of two people rescued after a boating accident has died. state police say three people were on an 18-foot sailboat when it sank on saturday. a 25-year-old woman and a 40- year-old man were pulled from the water. officials say that man died today from his injuries.